Hosts Russia booked their place in the quarter-finals of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship after beating Switzerland in Group A at the Ice Cube in Sochi. 

who took one point in the eighth end to overcome Latvia 7-6.In the only other game of the session, New

Zealand picked up their second win of the Championship courtesy of a 10-5 success against Slovenia.Related

Norway made it six wins out of six at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship after recording victories against Latvia and Slovenia on day four.

tied for second place with four wins out of six, along with Italy, who picked up an 8-7 win against New

Zealand in the morning session, and Latvia, who bounced back from their defeat against Norway to beat

The latest leg of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Cup in Hyères, France, will see €72,000 (£51,645/$77,634) in prize money awarded to Olympic and Paralympic classes, the ISAF have announced.

title at ISAF World CupJanuary 2015:  Mixed fortunes for ISAF World Cup leaders in MiamiJanuary 2015:  New

Zealand dominate day two of ISAF World Cup in Miami

Hosts Russia took the outright lead in Group A at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship after maintaining their 100 per cent record with victory against the United States.

Latvia took four points from the first three ends to take control of their match against New Zealand

The Turkish Olympic Committee (TOC) has announced it is to stage an international swimming event to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Gallipoli.

The national Olympic body is hoping to attract athletes from around the world, in particular New Zealand

“As very sincerely expressed by the founder of the new Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, paying

South Korea have claimed the gold medal and secured promotion back to Division IA of the Ice Hockey World Championship at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Division I Group B tournament in Eindhoven.

gold medallists China and were relegated to Division III.Also in Cape Town there was a 5-1 win for New

Zealand over Bulgaria, while Mexico overcame Israel 6-3.Meanwhile, the Division I Group A tournament

New Zealand continued their domination of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series by maintaining their

The also moves New Zealand a step closer to qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, with their

Zealand and end their winning streak, as two more tries from Woodman helped New Zealand on the way

Zealand progress at World Rugby Women's Sevens with unbeaten recordsMarch 2015:  New Zealand defeat

hosts to secure third consecutive Women's Sevens Series winMarch 2015:  New Zealand continue stunning

form at World Rugby Women's Sevens SeriesFebruary 2015:  New Zealand claim consecutive women's sevens

Hosts Russia and the United States will battle it out for Group A supremacy tomorrow after both nations recorded back-to-back victories on day two of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Sochi.

New Zealand and Brazil were tied 8-8 going into a final end and it was the former who secured their

Australia, New Zealand and hosts Canada boasted unbeaten records in the pool stage of the fourth World

New Zealand have proved to be the dominant team in the series so far, winning the opening three legs

Zealand fought back in the second half to earn a 24-12 victory.New Zealand will face a rematch with

Zealand defeat hosts to secure third consecutive Women's Sevens Series winMarch 2015:  New Zealand continue

stunning form at World Rugby Women's Sevens SeriesFebruary 2015:  New Zealand claim consecutive women's

Zealand comeback stun Australia at World Rugby Women's Sevens in Dubai

Six-time Paralympic gold medallist Sophie Pascoe has been named to lead an eight-strong New Zealand

Games.She heads to the Scottish city in excellent form having set two world records at the Swimming New

Zealand Open Championship and will be hoping to replicate her success in the 2013 edition in Montreal

, where she claimed four golds.Montreal saw New Zealand finish fourth on the overall medals table having

2013 squad due to compete in Glasgow, Jon Shaw, head performance coach of swimming at Paralympics New

Zealand (PNZ), believes the country could enjoy another successful Championships.

Finland, Norway and Sweden each claimed two wins out of two on the first day of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship at the Ice Cube Curling Centre in Sochi.

New Zealand’s Dan Mustapic and Finland’s Kalle Kiiskinen, the only two Olympians in the field having

11-2 later in the evening, while Norway’s Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Skaslien won 8-6 against New

Zealand to follow up a 7-5 victory against Italy.Last year’s runners-up, Camilla Johansson and Per

Great Britain moved to within a single victory of guaranteeing promotion from the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Division I Group B after beating hosts The Netherlands in Eindhoven.

opponents into fourth position on goal difference.Following on from wins against Bulgaria, Israel and New

Zealand, China’s 5-2 victory against Mexico in Division II Group B ensured their promotion to Division

II Group A.Hosts South Africa picked up their first win in Cape Town by beating New Zealand 3-1, while

Curling is set to make its return to the Ice Cube Curling Centre where it featured at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games when the venue stages the World Mixed Doubles Championship from tomorrow.

Turkey and the United States, while Group B comprises Austria, Brazil, China, Finland, Italy, Latvia, New

Zealand, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden, and Group C consists of Belarus, Canada, England, Estonia, Hungary

Zealand, Slovakia and US.The men are divided into three groups, with the red group consisting of Canada

Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Scotland, the blue group featuring Denmark, England, Hungary, New

Zealand, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Turkey, and the black group comprising Australia, Finland, France

Ethiopian athlete Genzebe Dibaba and two-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic have scooped the top prizes at the Laureus Sports Awards after they were unveiled as the winners at a ceremony in Shanghai.

prestigious award ahead of tennis duo Serena Williams and Li Na, Slovenian Alpine skier Tina Maze and New

Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams.

This year's Audi quattro Winter Games NZ will feature  two International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing (IPCAS) Southern Hemisphere Cup (SHC) events that will attract some of the best adaptive ski racers in the world, it has been announced. 

medallist, Corey Peters, and Vancouver 2010 gold medallist, Adam Hall, are expected to compete.Both New

Zealand Cup (ANC) races at Snow Farm NZ; two FIS Alpine Skiing ANC races at Coronet Peak; and an international

 "Providing a platform for New Zealand adaptive ski racers to compete against the best in the world

Zealand adaptive snow sports on the map."

Zealand Government announces major funding support for the Winter Games NZ